Original 1.1.3 Jailbreak removed from Ste Packaging.
Posted February 2nd, 2008 at 4:11 pm by Ste
Filed in: Misc, Pkg Updates
Ever since the dev team released their version of the 1.1.3 jailbreak, there have been problems, as theirs and the one that Nate True released do not behave the same. The jailbreak released by Nate does not maintain the privilege separation between the “mobile” user, which most apps run as in 1.1.3, and the “root” user. The dev team’s jailbreak preserves this.
Nate’s allowed most apps to continue to run as they had on previous releases. The dev team’s causes many apps to break. The dev team’s is the more correct method, however. Apps need to be rewritten to work in the new environment, rather than hacking the system to allow them to run unmodified.
Some developers are coding their apps to work with Nate’s jailbreak, while others are coding theirs to work with the dev team’s. This is bad. Users can’t tell which jailbreak method an app is targeted to run under and developers don’t know which jailbreak method the user used.
I have been asking Nate to update his jailbreak package so that it behaves the same as the dev team’s. I believe he is working on it, but it is not yet ready apparently. I cannot, in good conscience, keep letting people download and use his method and just letting this problem continue to get out of hand. Therefore, I have removed Nate’s jailbreak package from my repository. When/if he provides me with an updated version that is compatible with the dev team’s jailbreak method, I will be happy to host it for him.
Developers: code your apps for the environment created by the dev team’s jailbreak.
Users: Nate tells me he is working on a package that will convert a device jailbroken with his package to one compatible with the dev team’s. I encourage you to run it, when it becomes available, or that you start over and jailbreak with the dev team’s package.
We all need to be on the same page, with the same kind of jailbreak. Otherwise we will only have a huge mess. Yes, moving to the new way of doing things causes pain for developers and packagers. Installer.app 3.0 will help ease this pain, but the fact is we will just have to bit the bullet and get through this transition the best we can.
-ste
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February 2nd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
The main problem I have with the Dev teams jailbreak is that is breaks launchctl. I can not run it and one of my apps cant run it. Nate’s does not have this problem.
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
i recently upgraded to 1.1.3 and following this i upgraded my installer and now my installer is no working.. any thoughts?
thanks
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
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February 3rd, 2008 at 3:53 pm
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February 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
please allow Nate to put his back up.. I tryed his and it worked great.. The new one nothing works.. I really think we all need nates so our apps work
February 6th, 2008 at 12:28 am
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February 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
well after useing the dev teams jail break and nothing would work i was so upset.. i found my way back to nates 1.1.3 soft upgrade now im back in bussiness.. everything i use to use is working again…
February 7th, 2008 at 3:24 am
[...] Quote SwirlyMMS su soft-upgrade del Dev Team non funziona. qui i motivi e anche i motivi per cui è stato tolto il soft di Nate da Installer: Original 1.1.3 Jailbreak removed from Ste Packaging. - Ste Packaging - No more iPHUCing around. [...]
February 8th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
[...] Quote ebbravo! ottimo lavoro pirre.. però.. tutto questo deriva dall’aggiornamento fatto con Nate.. ormai è stato praticamente abbandonato.. forse dovremmo riaggiornarci con il Dev? hai letto questo? [...]
February 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
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